The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Sayat Nova
A poetic evocation of the life of Armenian poet Sayat Nova.
79 min
The life of the revered 18th-century Armenian poet and musician Sayat-Nova. Portraying events in the life of the artist from childhood up to his death, the movie addresses in particular his relationships with women, including his muse. The production tells Sayat-Nova's dramatic story by using both his poems and largely still camerawork, creating a work hailed as revolutionary by Mikhail Vartanov.
- Release date
- October 1, 1969
- Country of origin
- Russia
- Music
- Tigran Mansuryan
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Cast
- Sofiko Chiaureli as Poet as a Youth
- Spartak Bagashvili as Poet's Father
- Sofiko Chiaureli as Poet's Love
- Sofiko Chiaureli as Poet's Muse
- Melkon Alekyan as Poet as a Child
- Vilen Galstyan as Poet in the Cloister
- Gogi Gegechkori as Poet as an Old Man
- Medea Japaridze as Poet's Mother
- Hovhannes Minasyan as Prince
- Onik Minasyan as Prince
- Yuri Amiryan
- I. Babayan
Crew
- Sergei Parajanov · Director
- Sayat Nova · Writer
- Sergei Parajanov · Writer
- Tigran Mansuryan · Composer
- Suren Shakhbazyan · Cinematographer
- Sergei Parajanov · Editor
- Marfa Ponomarenko · Editor
- Stepan Andranikyan · Production designer